
VINYL RECORD STORES, USA
ANN ARBOR, MI
- Groove Yard
State St. (on campus), Ann Arbor, MI 48104
New, imports, 12"s, listening stations. Ann Arbor's premier 12" joint - lots of hip-hop, house, techno, jungle, jazz, etc. Small but dope.
ASHEVILLE, NC
- Almost Blue
92 Patton Ave., Asheville, NC 28801
704-285-0808 phone
New, used, 12"s, listening stations. Specializes in hard-to-find Jazz and Blues records from across time.
They also have a wide selection of new and used Jazz and Blues CDs.
ATLANTA, GA
- Red Beans & Rice Records
318 Ponce DeLeon Rd., Atlanta, GA 30305
405-815-0108 phone/fax
The strongest collection of new and used jazz, soul, funk, and r&b for miles. Also acid jazz and soul imports.
- Ear Wax Records
1052 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta, GA
404-875-5600
The biggest and baddest hip hop shop in Atlanta. Specializing in new and used hip hop
12"s.
BALTIMORE, MD
- Modern Music
2905 O'Donnell St., Baltimore, MD 21224
410-523-1882 phone, 410-523-1883 fax
New, imports, 12"s, listening stations.
BOSTON, MA
- Boston Beat Imports, bosbeat@tiac.com
297 Newbury St., Boston, MA 02115
617-247-2428 phone, 617-247-2260 fax
New, used, imports, 12"s, listening stations.
BOULDER, CO
- Club Records
925 Pearl St. (Behind Cool 4 Cats), Boulder, CO 80301
New, used, imports, 12"s, 45s, listening stations. Carries dance music, from Drum n' Bass to Ambient. Very knowledgeable staff. Great selection of local mix tapes.
BURBANK, CA
- Lazarus Audio Products, lazaudio@ix.netcom.com
1201 N. Lima St., Burbank, CA 91505
818-842-6560 phone
New, used. We are a mail order business specializin in Latin music from 60's and 70's (Latin Rock/Soul/Funk and Afro-Cuban). Also reissue the best Latin Funk and Psychedelic Rock from South America.
CLEVELAND, OH
- Record Revolution
1828 Coventry Rd., Cleveland Heights, OH 44106
216-321-7661 phone
New, used, imports, 12"s, 45s.
CHICAGO, IL
- Gramaphone Records
2663 North Clark St., Chicago, IL 60614
312-472-3683
Acid jazz, hip-hop, house.
DETROIT, MI
- Record Time
27360 Gratiot, Roseville, MI 48066 (just north of Detroit)
810-775-1550 phone, 810-775-5830 fax
New, used, imports, 12"s, listening stations. Hip Hop, R&B, Booty, Classic House,...
INDIANA
- GEM Records
509 E. McKinley Ave, Mishawaka, IN 46545
tel: 219-259-3345, fax: 219-259-3345 11pm-8am EST, email: vinylman@gemrecords.com
Used, 12"s, 45s. 50's - 80's Rock, Pop, Jazz, Big Band, Country and more.
LAWRENCE, KS
- Love Garden Sounds
936-1/2 Massachusetts St., Lawrence, KS 66044
913-841-8828
New, used, imports, 12"s, listening stations.
LOS ANGELES, CA
- Aron's Records
1150 North Highland Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038
213-469-4700 phone, 213-469-8948 fax
New & used.
- Beat Non Stop
7262 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90046
213-390-2121 phone, 213-930-1416 fax
Dance music specialty.
- DMC Records, 103606.1750@compuserve.com
7621 Melrose Ave. 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90046
213-651-3520 phone, 213-651-3526 fax
New, imports, 12"s, listening stations. Kickin' store & record label! Fully stocked on house, trance, ambient, techno, disco, funk, hip hop. Label accepting demos of various styles.
- Final Vinyl
3347 W. 43rd Pl., Los Angeles, CA 90008
213-296-1372
- Prime Cuts
7758 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90046
213-654-8251
Dance music specialty. Listening stations.
- Street Sounds
7751 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90046
213-651-0630 phone, 213-651-0631 fax
Dance music specialty. Listening stations.
- Top Shelf
1768 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA
213-660-5877
In the loft at X-Large.
MADISON, WI
- Nice Musique
E. Johnson St., Madison, WI 53703
New, used, imports, 12"s, 45s, listening stations. Owned by DJ Nick Nice - this store's a beauty - breaks, techno, hip hop - they got it all for Mad City.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN
- Let-It-Be Records
Corner of 10th & Nicollet, Minneapolis, MN
612-339-7439
New, used, imports, 12"s, 45s. New dance vinyl twice a week. Supplies Minneapolis' DJs with wax.
NEW JERSEY
- Iris Records
114 Brunswick Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302
tel: 201-217-0588, fax: 201-420-7858, email: irisrecs@worldnet.att.net
Used, 12"s, 45s, listening stations. Specializing in soul/funk, jazz, hip-hop, exotica. All genres represented. Prices below average NY stores. Mostly used, some new. Hundreds of new records come into store each week. Hours Wed-Fri: 2-8 pm, Sat: 12-6 pm.
- Planet X Records
Easton Ave., New Brunswick, NJ 08901
908-249-0304
New, used, imports, 12"s, listening stations. House, techno, hip hop, and oldies.
NEW YORK, NY
- B.U.D.S Distribution
630 - 9th Avenue, New York, NY 10036
tel: 212-378-8848, fax: 212-378-8853
New, imports, 12"s.
- Disc-O-Rama Music World
186 West 4th St., New York, NY
212-206-8417 phone, 212-741-0809 fax
- Downtown Records
164 West 25th St., New York, NY 10001
80-945-6874 toll free, 212-924-5791 phone, 212-675-2264 fax
- Eightball Records, The Shop
105 E. 9th St., New York, NY 10003
212-473-6343 phone, 212-420-0163 fax
- The Funk House
3524 Park St., New Yorkm NY 11003
212-479-6358 phone
New, used, imports, 12"s, 45s.
- Vinylmania
60 Carmine St., New York, NY
212-924-7223
- Upstairs Records
2968 Avenue X, Dept. Int, Brooklyn, NY 11235
800-824-0855 toll free, 718-332-3322 phone, 718-332-6232 fax
Breakbeat, hip hop, and dance records, plus full range of DJ equipment.
FLORIDA
- Bad Mood Records, 71333,1707@compuserve.com
225 N. Magnolia Ave., Orlando, FL 32801
407-246-0072 phone, 407-246-0580 fax
- DJ Store
1481 S. Military Trail Suite 1, West Palm Beach, FL 33415
tel: 561-966-6881, fax: 561-966-6807, email: djstore2@gate.net
New, used, imports, 12"s, listening stations. Mail Order available, needle drops over the phone
PACOIMA, CA
- Z!Records, zrecords@themall.net
12248 Clover Rd., Pacoima, CA 91331
818-896-3610 phone, 818-890-3003 fax
Specializing in collectible jazz, blues, easy-listening, rock and roll records exclusively. Email me your want list.
PITTSBURGH, PA
- The Attic
513 Grant Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15209
412-821-8484 phone, 412-821-5179 fax
New, used, imports, 12"s, 45s, listening stations. Over 1 Million records in stock (LPs, 45s, 12"s). Soul, Rock, Jazz, Hiphop, Freestyle, Easy Listening, etc.
ROCHESTER, NY
- Contaminated Records, aaron@vivanet.com
50 Chestnut St., Rochester, NY 14609
New, 12"s, 45s, listening stations. NEW store just getting off the ground.
SAINT LOUIS, MO
- Deep Grooves Records
6370 Delmar, St. Louis, MO 63130
314-726-0300
New, used, imports. Outstanding selection of acid jazz, techno, etc.
- Vintage Vinyl
6610 Delmar, St. Louis, MO 63130
314-721-4096
New, used, imports, 12"s, 45s, listening stations. One of the best for jazz, blues, and reggae. DJ and vinyl spoken here! Ask for Papa Ray and tell him you saw this on the Net!
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
- Amoeba Music
2455 Telegraph Ave., Berkeley, CA 94704
415-549-1125
All kinds, new & used.
- BPM Music Factory
1141 Polk St., San Francisco, CA 94109
415-567-0276 phone, 415-567-0428 fax
Dance music, mostly new. Listening stations.
- Cue's
6340 Mission St., Daly City, CA 94014, USA
tel: 415-755-1110, fax: 415-755-1115, email: djcue@aol.com.
New, 12"s, listening stations. Home of the Space Travelers a.k.a. Bullet Proof Scratch Hamsters.
- Groove Merchant
687 Haight St., San Francisco, CA 94117
415-252-5766 phone/fax
Jazz, soul, funk, Latin, acid jazz, new & used.
- Leopold's
Berkeley, CA
- Rasputin's Records
2350 Telegraph Ave., Berkeley, CA
510-848-9004
All kinds, new & used.
- Streetlight Records (on 24th)
3979 - 24th St., San Francisco, CA 94114
415-282-3550
All kinds, new & used.
- Streetlight Records (on Market)
2350 Market St., San Francisco, CA 94114
415-282-8000
All kinds, new & used.
- Tweekin Records, tweekin@netcom.com
593 Haight St., San Francisco, CA 94117
800-400-6995 toll-free, 415-626-6995 phone, 415-626-5206 fax
Acid jazz, ambient, house, mostly new. Listening stations.
- Zebra Records
475 Haight St., San Francisco, CA 94117
415-626-9145
Acid jazz, hip hop, dancehall, mostly new. Listening stations.
SANTA CRUZ, CA
- Baseline Records
1114 Pearl Alley, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
408-458-2725 phone/fax
New, used, imports, 12"s, 45s, listening stations. We're the only store in this small town that carries plenty of dance music, from rare groove, hip hip, trip hop and soul to ambient, acid, techno, jungle, and goa. We also carry equipment: decks, mixers, slip mats, cartridges, etc.
SANTA MONICA, CA
- House of Records
2314 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90405
310-450-1222 phone, 310-450-5425 fax
New, used, imports, 12"s, 45s, listening stations
LA's oldest record store. An essential store for vinyl aficionados. Used CDs too.
SPRINGFIELD, IL
- Recycled Records
625 E. Adams, Springfield, IL
522-5122
Used, 12"s upstairs.
TEMPE, AZ
- Memory Lane Records
1940 E. University, Tempe, AZ
968-1512
Used, 12"s, 45s. Very high priced used LPs. Pretty big Jazz section. A lot of 45s.
TEMPLE CITY, CA
- Factory 55
11027 Wildflower Rd., Temple City, CA 91780
818-448-3215 phone, 818-448-3216 fax
New, imports, 12"s, apparel, mail order. For the fattest jams and the dopest beats,
there's only one place to go - Factory 55. basically just a damn good record shop.
TEXAS
- Spinmasters
10675 E. N.W. Hwy Suite 2600a, Dallas, TX 75238
tel: 214-342-1200 800-880-SPIN, fax: 214-342-9199, email: hooman@spinmasters.com
New, used, imports, 12"s, listening stations. We also mail order 12"s! Call our listening hotline and one of our salespersons will let you listen and pick your cuts over the phone! Listening hotline: 214-342-1200
WASHINGTON, DC
- MusicNow
3209 M Street NW, Washington, DC 20007
202-338-5638 phone, 202-338-5637 fax
New, imports, 12"s, listening stations.
- Twelve Inch Dance Records
2010 P Street NW, Washington, DC
202-659-2010
New, used, imports, 12"s, 45s, listening stations.
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